Drastic measures
Viv Groskop speaks to experts and reformed bingers in her bid to achieve the Holy Grail of drinking: moderation
How booze affects the young
Alarming numbers of young people are now being treated in hospital for alcohol-related problems. Cherrill Hicks looks at the long-term implications
Light drinking in pregnancy may be good for baby boys, says study
Sons of mothers who enjoy one to two units a week behave better and score higher in tests
Stop booze tours, plead Scottish students
Student leaders call on Scottish government to keep binge-tour organisers off campuses
One call unites US university leaders: let our students drink
Sobriety is not all its cracked up to be, writes John Sutherland
A sober view of freshers’ week
Don't blame student unions for binge-drinking, says Sarah Morrison
David Cameron says alcoholism is a choice – I need to believe that it was my genes telling me to drink
Tanya Gold: Should we treat alcoholism as a disgusting hobby, born of moral frailty and a desire to watch Richard and Judy all day?
Home Office booze ads show dark side of getting wrecked
A TV ad featuring a young man ruining his appearance before going out drinking leads the Home Office's new £4m alcohol abuse campaign. By Mark Sweney
The party’s over
Students tend to be portrayed in the media as hard-drinking hedonists. But that's simply no longer the case. Jessica Shepherd finds out why sober is becoming cool
Battle of the bulge targets drink labels
Alcoholic drinks should display the number of calories contained in them to help tackle the growing obesity crisis, say council leaders
Drink-fuelled antics? Not our fault, say students
College leaders have attacked firms organising pub crawls. But the companies say it is student unions themselves that foster the worst excess
Over 60 and heading for rehab
It is not just the young who are binge drinking. Increasing numbers of older people are becoming alcoholic. And as Kate Hilpern reports, it is not always easy for them to get the help they need
60,000 doctors to be trained to spot patients’ alcohol problems
Identification and treatment of alcohol misuse to be part of the compulsory curriculum for undergraduate doctors
One drink and I’m dead
Experience: It was a good thing that I was already on my back in a hospital bed when the doctor told me I could never drink again, or her words would have knocked me flat
Smaller wine bottles could cut alcohol consumption, says journal
Smaller wine bottles could cut alcohol consumption, says journal